Phraates III

Phraates III (118 BC-57 BC) was Shah of Parthia from 70 BC to 57 BC, succeeding Sanatruces and preceding Mithridates III and Orodes II.

Biography
Phraates was born in 118 BC, the son of Sanatruces of Parthia. He came to the throne in 70 BC, and, in 65 BC, he invaded Armenia in alliance with Pompey the Great, weakening King Tigranes the Great's Artaxiad kingdom. However, Pompey soon overrode the treaty, occupying Gordyene and Osroene for the Roman Republic and denying the title "King of Kings" to Phraates. In 57 BC, Phraates was murdered by his sons Mithridates III and Orodes II.